Background
Zima, Gordon Everett was born on June 20, 1920 in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Gordon and Agnes Elisabeth (Nolan) Zima.
Zima, Gordon Everett was born on June 20, 1920 in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Gordon and Agnes Elisabeth (Nolan) Zima.
AB, Stanford University, 1942. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1956.
Senior research engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1946-1950; section head propulsion, Naval Ordnance Test Station, Pasadena, 1950-1955; senior research metallurgist, International Nickel Company, Bayonne, New Jersey, 1956-1958; senior research specialist, General Electric Hanford Atomic Products, Richland, Washington, 1958-1962; senior research specialist, Boeing Nuclear Power Division, Seattle, 1962-1963; senior research engineer, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1963-1970; senior development engineer, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, 1974-1983.
First lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1946 PTO. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Lamda Upsilon.
Married Phyllis Anne Main, July 10, 1942. Children: Marguerite, Antonia, Paula.